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Re: Cab Smell?
I had the same problem - the truck was a lumber yard truck that never left the lot. For 21 years the mice made it their home.
I bought it (thought it was stale cigarette smoke), and by the time I figured out what the smell was - it was too late. The interior smelled so fr**kin gross - it'd make you almost gag.
No amount of vacuuming, wiping down, de-oderizer, etc. would get rid of it.
Long story short:
I completely stripped out the interior. Headliner & trim, pillar moldings, seat, the complete floor coverings, dash board. Next, I vacuumed every thing up -the void spaces above the cab corners were packed (solid packed a foot deep) with ... I don't even know .. dead mice, mice crap - I didn't inspect what came out that closely.
Pulled the plugs on the floor (under the seat had it been there), disco'd the battery and hooked a garden hose up to the water heater. I hydroblasted that truck interior till you could eat off of the floor. Reassembled everything and thought I was good to go - NOPE!
They had also packed the entire outside air ventilation system. The passages leading from under the windsheild cowling all the way down to the vents were packed with more mice stuff. Getting that out took for-fr**kin" -ever.
Good luck.
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